Alonso sure Herta is happy in IndyCar amid F1 switch rumour

IndyCar race-winner Herta has been touted as the next American to take the plunge and leave IndyCar behind for F1 amid reports his IndyCar team Andretti Autosport is nearing a takeover of the Alfa Romeo F1 squad.
Herta’s IndyCar rival Pato O’Ward believes the 21-year-old has everything to be successful in F1, while former IndyCar racer Danica Patrick also backed the idea for Herta to cross the …Keep reading

Sainz: Drivers will have to adapt for “most demanding” 2022 F1 season

After this year’s run of 22 events, the calendar has been extended by one event in 2022, with the 23-race schedule ratified by the World Motor Sport Council earlier this month.
However, there will be more races outside Europe, with a new race in Miami added and several races that were skipped for the past two seasons returning including the Australian, Canadian, Japanese and Singapore Grands …Keep reading

Vettel hopes Verstappen has stronger F1 package to fight Hamilton than he had

Following Nico Rosberg’s shock retirement, Vettel led a resurgent Ferrari to become Hamilton’s closest challenger in the 2017 and 2018 campaigns.
Hamilton and Mercedes proved triumphant in both years, before the performances of both Vettel and Ferrari dipped across 2019 and 2020, allowing Hamilton to cruise to his sixth and seventh world titles.
The Briton has faced his strongest challenge …Keep reading

Bottas unaware of possible Andretti F1 buyout during Alfa Romeo talks

Bottas will leave Mercedes after the manufacturer decided to replace him as Lewis Hamilton’s team-mate with George Russell and will join Alfa for next season after being selected by team boss Fred Vasseur as “the leader of the team”.
The move will extend the Finn’s nine-year F1 career so far, but before long his new team could have a new owner.
PLUS: Why Alfa Romeo has picked …Keep reading

COTA boss: Bumps “aren’t an issue” for F1 cars after MotoGP complaints

AlphaTauri racer Pierre Gasly said ahead of the Texas race that the event “could be quite complicated” for drivers because Austin’s bumps, which have always been encountered at the Circuit of the Americas track because it is built on shifting land, “seem even more severe now” after he watched the recent MotoGP event at the same venue.
The topic was much discussed in the drivers’ …Keep reading